Puhoi Egerländer Dialect
More Egerländer phrases
For reference
It is better to remember a few items well than a lot, poorly.
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A cup of water | mp3 | Ben Straka |
A person who talks too much | mp3 | Ben Straka |
A bad cough | mp3 | Ben Straka |
Bread and honey | mp3 | Ben Straka |
Come and eat | mp3 | Ben Straka* |
Go (now) in the name of the Lord and Stay well | mp3 | Ben Straka |
Go to bed | mp3 | Ben Straka* |
Go to sleep | mp3 | Ben Straka* |
Good afternoon | mp3 | Ben Straka* |
Good morning | mp3 | Ben Straka* |
Good day, how are you? | mp3 | Ben Straka |
Good day, how are you? | mp3 | Fred Rauner |
Good day, how are you? | mp3 | Maureen Roase |
Good night | mp3 | Ben Straka* |
Good-bye (Stay well) | mp3 | Fred Rauner |
(Happy) birthday | mp3 | Fred Rauner |
(Happy) Easter | mp3 | Fred Rauner |
Happy Christmas unknown | Fred Rauner | |
I am sick | mp3 | Ben Straka |
I am tired | mp3 | Ben Straka |
I don't think so | mp3 | Ben Straka |
I have a headache | mp3 | Ben Straka |
I love you very much | mp3 | Maureen Roase |
It is a nice day | mp3 | Ben Straka |
It is going to rain | mp3 | Ben Straka* |
Let us say the rosary | mp3 | Ben Straka |
Not true | mp3 | Ben Straka |
Of course | mp3 | Ben Straka |
Of course | mp3 | Fred Rauner |
Nosey (as in a "nosey person" or a "nosey parker") | mp3 | Fred Rauner |
Say your prayers | mp3 | Ben Straka* |
Santa Claus! | mp3 | Fred Rauner |
Slice of bread and butter | mp3 | Ben Straka |
Wash your teeth | mp3 | Ben Straka |
Will it rain? | mp3 | Ben Straka |
Will it rain? | mp3 | Ben Straka* |
You are a bad boy | mp3 | Ben Straka* |
You are a bad girl | mp3 | Ben Straka* |
You are a good boy | mp3 | Ben Straka* |
You are a good boy | mp3 | Fred Rauner |
You are a good girl | mp3 | Ben Straka* |
You are a good girl | mp3 | Fred Rauner |
You don't say | mp3 | Ben Straka |
The phrases marked with an asterisk thus * are introduced by Isabel. They were recorded about a dozen years after Ben's phrases that are not marked.
Concentrate on remembering just a few of these phrases. Use them now and then. That will help to preserve our dialect.
The Puhoi 150th Anniversary challenge...
To remember the simple Bohemian dialect greetings and to use them with your family.